The paper deals with the linguistic strategies used by authors with a different degree of specialised expertise (scientists, experts, science and general journalists) to popularize and re-contextualize the mirror neuron discovery in the online Scientific American and New York Times versions. In particular, aiming at a comparison between the two journals, the authors focused on those linguistic and interdiscoursive strategies adopted to popularize three main aspects for each article: the definition of mirror neurons, the explanation of their activation in the brain and their function in social interaction.

Guccione, C., Canziani, T. (2012). Science and news articles on mirror neurons: two degrees of popularization [Altro].

Science and news articles on mirror neurons: two degrees of popularization

GUCCIONE, Cristina;CANZIANI, Tatiana
2012-01-01

Abstract

The paper deals with the linguistic strategies used by authors with a different degree of specialised expertise (scientists, experts, science and general journalists) to popularize and re-contextualize the mirror neuron discovery in the online Scientific American and New York Times versions. In particular, aiming at a comparison between the two journals, the authors focused on those linguistic and interdiscoursive strategies adopted to popularize three main aspects for each article: the definition of mirror neurons, the explanation of their activation in the brain and their function in social interaction.
2012
Abstract di comunicazione tenuta al convegno "Genre Variations/Standardization and Popularization: Natural Sciences, Law and Commerce", PALERMO, 25-27 Ott 2012
Guccione, C., Canziani, T. (2012). Science and news articles on mirror neurons: two degrees of popularization [Altro].
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